[From the manual]: Thank you for choosing to play Imperium Galactica 2 - Alliances, the second Imperium Galactica game from Digital Reality. As the name suggests, Imperium Galactica is a game of empire building on a galactic scale. You control the resources of an entire empire and must successfully extend and maintain your territory in a universe populated by other empires, all intent on protecting their own people and interests!